Dakar sponsor sues Robby Gordon’s team
Vanguard Integrity Professionals, Inc. announced today that on Jan. 30, 2008 it terminated its sponsorship of Team Gordon, Inc. for the 2008, 2009 and 2010 Dakar Rallies. On Jan. 4, … Read More
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Vanguard Integrity Professionals, Inc. announced today that on Jan. 30, 2008 it terminated its sponsorship of Team Gordon, Inc. for the 2008, 2009 and 2010 Dakar Rallies. On Jan. 4, … Read More
Dakar Rally organizers today announced that Argentina and Chile will host the race in ’09, after this year’s event was canceled due “to fears of terrorism in Africa." The race … Read More
The government of Chile is supporting a big to take the Dakar Rally to South America in 2009. This year's event was cancelled because of a terrorist threat in Mauretania … Read More
The former F1 and Champ Car driver is now driving just a WTCC car. Another waste of good talent. The Lisbon-Dakar is over before it even began, cancelled because the … Read More
Robby Gordon said Monday the cancellation of the Dakar Rally cost him approximately $4.5 million, and he disagreed with the decision not to race at least a portion of the … Read More
Dakar Rally chiefs insist that the event will return in 2009, despite this year's event having been cancelled due to terrorist threats in Africa. "There will be a great event … Read More
UPDATE The cancellation is set to leave organizers in excess of £26million out of pocket. Inside sources at the Dakar Rally told GPUpdate.net that the real reason the event was … Read More
Vanguard Integrity Professionals CEO, CTO and founder, Ronn Bailey, expressed his "devastation" and "significant disappointment" in light of today's announcement that, for the first time in 30 years, the Dakar … Read More
France's government urged the Dakar Rally on Thursday to not race through Mauritania after the slaying there of four members of a vacationing French family. The race starts Saturday in … Read More
(GMM) A collection of famous formula one names will tackle the arduous and famous off-road Dakar rally when it kicks off in Portugal this weekend. Japanese grand prix veteran and … Read More
Robby Gordon left Saturday to attempt to do what no other American racer has accomplished – capture an overall victory in the adventurous Dakar Rally – a 16-day treacherous 5,000 … Read More
Tiago Monteiro Tiago Monteiro has decided to cross the threshold of a new experience in auto racing and add a new string to his bow in participating in the king … Read More
UPDATE French motorbike rider Eric Aubijoux was probably the victim of a crash and not a heart attack, organizers of the Dakar Rally have suggested. The 42-year-old died near the … Read More
41-year-old Frenchman Stephane Peterhansel cruised to victory in the Dakar Rally on Sunday. He beat his Mitsubishi teammate Luc Alphand by 7m:26s. This race was a tortoise and hare fairytale … Read More
Volkswagen managed another top performance on the 14th and penultimate leg of the Dakar Rally: For the ninth time, a Race Touareg clinched a stage victory, for the third consecutive … Read More
Another stage victory for Volkswagen in the Dakar Rally: After yesterday’s exploit Carlos Sainz/Michel Périn (Spain/France) also won the 13th of 15 legs of the desert classic, a 458-kilometre section … Read More
One-two for Volkswagen on the twelfth stage of the Dakar Rally: Factory driver Carlos Sainz (Spain) and co-driver Michel Périn (France) won the 484 kilometer stage from Ayoun-el-Atrous (Mauritania) to … Read More
Frenchman Stephane Peterhansel extended his overall lead in the Dakar Rally despite finishing fourth on the 10th stage around Nema on Tuesday. Qatari Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah, driving a BMW, … Read More
The Dakar Rally organizers have decided to cancel the two Néma-Timbuktu and Timbuktu-Néma stages, scheduled for the 16th and 17th of January, after the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs advised … Read More
Team Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart were the beneficiaries from a dramatic ninth special stage of the 29th Dakar Rally between Tichit and Néma in Mauritania on Monday. After a dramatic turn … Read More
With its 589 km special, stage eight proved to be the longest special yet in the 2007 Dakar Rally. It was the first special where the competitors faced the serious … Read More
On the 29th Dakar Rally’s longest special stage with a length of 589 kilometres Volkswagen further expanded its lead: The factory pairing Giniel de Villiers/Dirk von Zitzewitz (South Africa/Germany), pictured … Read More
As the front runner in the overall classification Volkswagen factory driver Giniel de Villiers from South Africa and his German co-driver Dirk von Zitzewitz have a good starting base for … Read More
Volkswagen is outperforming itself in the Dakar Rally with the Race Touareg: Last year’s runner-up Giniel de Villiers (South Africa) and his German co-driver Dirk von Zitzewitz are leading the … Read More
The Vatican newspaper on Wednesday strongly condemned the Dakar Rally as a bloody, irresponsible, violent and cynical attempt to impose questionable Western tastes on the developing world. An editorial in … Read More